{"id":188461,"date":"2026-04-07T16:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/188461\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:38:15","slug":"sarah-ferguson-left-prince-william-furious-over-queen-elizabeth-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/188461\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Ferguson left ‘Prince William furious’ over Queen Elizabeth story"},"content":{"rendered":"

The former Duchess of York allegedly angered Prince William after claiming the late Queen Elizabeth II was speaking to her through corgis\"Sarah<\/p>\n

Sarah Ferguson(Image: Karwai Tang, WireImagevia Getty Images)<\/p>\n

It has been claimed that Sarah Ferguson<\/a> left Prince William<\/a> furious after telling a story about the late Queen Elizabeth II at a conference.<\/p>\n

The former Duchess of York sparked controversy last year when, speaking at the Creative Woman Platform Forum, she suggested the late monarch was communicating with her through her corgis.<\/p>\n

Sarah, 66, said: “I have her dogs<\/a>…so every morning they come in and go ‘woof woof’ and I’m sure it’s her talking to me.” Sarah and her ex-husband, Andrew, inherited corgis Muick and Sandy following Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>‘s death in 2022.<\/p>\n

However, it has since been alleged in Woman magazine that Prince William, 43, was far from pleased with the way the anecdote was delivered. Royal expert Emily Andrews wrote in the publication: “Prince William was then apparently ‘furious’ that she used this anecdote.”<\/p>\n

The corgi controversy comes at a time when scrutiny of Prince William is intensifying, as public interest grows around what kind of monarch he might eventually become, reports the Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Queen’s corgis, Muick and Sandy(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

Speaking to journalist Rob Shuter, one source described William as precisely what the Royal Family<\/a> requires at this moment \u2014 a leader driven by strategy rather than sentiment.<\/p>\n

They said: “William is not afraid to make hard calls. And right now, that’s exactly what the Royal Family needs. Charles leads with his heart. William leads with strategy.<\/p>\n

“The monarchy is under more pressure than ever. You need someone who can make tough, unpopular decisions. He understands the stakes. This isn’t just family \u2014 it’s a business.”<\/p>\n

William’s calculated approach in recent years has not gone unnoticed. Former journalist and now PR expert David Yelland has spotted a distinct pattern in the Royal Family’s recent appointments, particularly within communications.<\/p>\n

Speaking on his When It Hits The Fan podcast, David highlighted how William’s strategy differs from that of King Charles<\/a>, who recently brought in Rhiannon Mills, a former royal correspondent for Sky News. By contrast, William appointed Liza Ravenscroft, a senior director at PR firm Edelman, in January 2026.<\/p>\n

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Prince William(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

David explained that this represented a significant strategic divergence, reflecting William’s future role as head of the Royal Family and his determination to assemble the right team around him.<\/p>\n

He said: “Kensington Palace<\/a> is bringing in PR professionals – people who have handled crises – whereas the Palace, Buckingham Palace<\/a>, is bringing in journalists. That’s the cultural thing, the fundamental difference we’re talking about here.<\/p>\n

“At Kensington Palace, they have a PR plan, they have a strategy because, of course, at some point, William will become King. So, they need to start filling in that sort of PR plan over the next few years.”<\/p>\n

Kensington Palace officials have been approached for comment regarding the corgi-based claim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The former Duchess of York allegedly angered Prince William after claiming the late Queen Elizabeth II was speaking…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188462,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,9492,122,124,123,486,15373],"class_list":{"0":"post-188461","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-prince-william","12":"tag-queens","13":"tag-queens-headlines","14":"tag-queens-news","15":"tag-royal-family","16":"tag-sarah-ferguson"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}